Fly-catcher.



0. 'BRAEDT.

- FLY CATCHER,

N FILED NOV 1 I I APPLI .1913. 1,242,648. Patented 00a 9,1911.

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o'r'ro B'nAEn'r, or VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

FLY-OATCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application filed November 13, 1913. Serial No. 800,771. I

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, O'rro BRAEDT, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, and a resident of Vienna, in the Empire of Austria, (whose post-office address is Vienna, XVI, Schellhammergasse 10,) have invented Fly- Catchers, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates to fly catchers, which consist of a number of fly-catcher bands which are attached to one band, which latter may be divided into single fly-catcher bands, in which case a suspending loop or the like is attached to one broad side of each band of the fly-catcher obtained by the separation.

Fly-catchers of this description must be manufactured from hard stiff paper, as otherwise they become too soft to be of any use, when they are covered with the adhesive Hard stiff paper, however, is diflicult to roll and when rolled, it is diflicult to cut, whereby the fly-catcher band is not suitable for dividing into a number of flycatchers. When unfolding, it rolls itself together again owing to its stiffness, so that a smooth hanging band cannot be obtained. It also absorbsa large quantity of adhesive substance, whereby the fly-catcher becomes too heavy.

According to this invention, the use of a soft thin paper or the like, in which these drawbacks cannot arise, as band material is rendered possible by stiffening the edges of the broad side of the band by sticking stiff strips on to same. These strips, which make the fly-catcher band stiff, which latter is not stiff enough without the strips, but can, however, be rolled, therefore also allow the manufacture of the fly-catchers in any desirable breadth and render the packing of the fly-catcher possible by rolling the band together. They facilitate the rolling together of the band and the rolling up of the individual separated band strips, and also stiffen the parts on the broad sides of the bands, on which the suspension loops are secured.

In the drawing A is the fly band preferably covered with adhesive substance on both sides, the breadth B of which is a multiple of the breadth b of a single fly-catcher band a. Every single fly-catcher or, obtained by the separation is provided with a suspension loop 8 or the like, which latter are all arranged on the broadside of the band A, which is designed to form the outer end 1 of a coil.

The broad sides of the bands, which must be left dry for the purpose of facilitating the unfolding, are stiffened by strips C of scissible material stuck on to same. The suspension loop a are uniformly spaced apart and are secured along this broad side between the body of the band A and the stiffening strip C and are thus firmly held in place.

Two or more fly catcl er sheets may be rolled together and inclosed in a wrapper as stated, so that several individual fly catchers with a portion of the wrapper may be separated by a single cut.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:

The herein described article comprising a rolled-up sheet of thin soft material coated with an adhesive substance, stiffening strips of scissible material secured to opposite ends of the sheet, a plurality of suspension loops secured to one end of the sheet, and a wrapper of scissible material inclosing the body of the sheet with the suspension loops projecting therefrom and serving to indicate the lines upon which the article can be severed into a plurality of individual fiy catchers, each including a portion of the sheet, one of the suspension loops, and a section of the wrapper In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- OTTO BRAEDT. Witnesses:

Hneo KEIK, AUG ST FUGGER.

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Washington, D. G. 

